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Stranraer was a market town and Royal Burgh with the main Scottish ferry port to Ireland at Port Patrick. A railway was built to Stranrear in 1861. This, with the use of steam powered ships resulted in Stranrear becoming the main ferry port to Ireland. The railway line extended to the harbour in 1862. In 1877 a direct railway connection to Glasgow was established. | Stranraer was a market town and Royal Burgh with the main Scottish ferry port to Ireland at Port Patrick. A railway was built to Stranrear in 1861. This, with the use of steam powered ships resulted in Stranrear becoming the main ferry port to Ireland. The railway line extended to the harbour in 1862. In 1877 a direct railway connection to Glasgow was established. | ||
Latest revision as of 10:05, 17 April 2024
Stranraer was a market town and Royal Burgh with the main Scottish ferry port to Ireland at Port Patrick. A railway was built to Stranrear in 1861. This, with the use of steam powered ships resulted in Stranrear becoming the main ferry port to Ireland. The railway line extended to the harbour in 1862. In 1877 a direct railway connection to Glasgow was established.
The photograph opposite shows a ferry arriving in the harbour around 1910.
A ferry terminal was opened at nearby Cairnryan in 1973. In 2011 the ferry terminal at Stranrear was closed, replaced by a second ferry terminal at Cairnryan.
STRANREAR CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1912-1981
The society was formed in 1912.
The society joined the SCWS in 1978.
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| File:StranrearCoop.1Pt.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | StranrearCoop.1Pt | |
| Value | 1 PINT | |
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| Size (mm) | 25 | |
| Manufacture | Orange Plastic | |
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